Solid developing composition for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and processing method using the same

Abstract

A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed which comprises the steps of: exposing the light-sensitive material; developing the exposed material with a developer; and replenishing the developer with a repleniser developer in amount of 200 ml or less per m 2 of the material, said developer and replenisher developer are prepared by dissolving in water a solid photographic developing composition comprising a developing agent and a compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following ##STR1## wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R 1 and R 2 may combine to form a ring.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for processing a black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising: exposing the light-sensitive material;   developing the exposed material with a developer; and   replenishing the developer with a developer replenisher in an amount of 200 ml or less per m 2  of the material, said developer and developer replenisher being prepared by dissolving in water a solid photographic developing composition comprising a developing agent and a compound of Formula (5), said developer comprising from 1×10 -5  to 3×10 -2  mol per liter of said developing agent; and   fixing the developed photographic material with a fixer; ##STR28## wherein R 1  and R 2  independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R 1  and R 2  may combine to form a ring.   
     
     
       2. The process of claim 1 wherein said replenishing with said developer replenisher is carried out in an amount of 100 to 200 ml/m 2  of said material. 
     
     
       3. The process of claim 1 wherein said developer comprises 1×10 4  to 1×10 -2  mol of said compound per liter of said developer. 
     
     
       4. A solid photographic developing composition for a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, comprising a developing agent and a compound represented by Formula (5): ##STR29## wherein R 1  and R 2  independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylene group, an arylene group, an aralkylene group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R 1  and R 2  may combine to form a ring. 
     
     
       5. The solid composition of claim 4, wherein the moisture content of said composition is 15% or less by weight. 
     
     
       6. The solid composition of claim 5, wherein the moisture content of said composition is 5% or less by weight. 
     
     
       7. The solid composition of claim 6, wherein the moisture content of said composition is 0 to 3% by weight. 
     
     
       8. The solid composition of claim 4, further containing a water-soluble binder. 
     
     
       9. The solid composition of claim 8, wherein said water-soluble binder is selected from polyethyleneoxide, gelatin, hydroxypropylcellulose and xanthane gum.